The Wiz

The Wiz

134 mins | Adventure, Music, Fantasy | Oct. 24, 1978

Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.

The Wiz

134 mins | Adventure, Music, Fantasy | Oct. 24, 1978

The Wiz
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Motown Productions
Original title The Wiz
Directors Burtt Harris, Alan Hopkins, Lynne Twentyman, Sidney Lumet
Writers William F. Brown, Charlie Smalls, L. Frank Baum, Joel Schumacher

Cast

Diana Ross

as Dorothy

Michael Jackson

as Scarecrow

Nipsey Russell

as Tinman

Ted Ross

as Lion

Mabel King

as Evillene

Theresa Merritt

as Aunt Em

Thelma Carpenter

as Miss One

Lena Horne

as Glinda the Good

Richard Pryor

as The Wiz

Stanley Greene

as Uncle Henry

Clyde J. Barrett

as Subway Peddler

Derrick Bell

as Crow

Kashka Banjoko

as Crow

Toney Brealond

as Gold Footman

Joe Lynn

as Gold Footman

Clinton Jackson

as Green Footman

Charles Rodriguez

as Green Footman

Carlton Johnson

as Head Winkie

Ted Williams

as Munchkin #1

Mabel Robinson

as Munchkin #2

Damon Pearce

as Munchkin #3

Donna Patrice Ingram

as Munchkin #4

Harry Madsen

as Cheetah

Glory Van Scott

as Rolls Royce Lady

Vicki Baltimore

as Green Lady

Carles Cleveland

as Aunt Em's Party

Mariann Aalda

as Aunt Em's Party

Aaron Boddie

as Aunt Em's Party

Gay Faulkner

as Aunt Em's Party

Ted Butler

as Aunt Em's Party

T.B. Skinner

as Aunt Em's Party

Jamie Perry

as Aunt Em's Party

Daphne McWilliams

as Aunt Em's Party

H. Douglas Berring

as Aunt Em's Party

James Shaw

as Aunt Em's Party

Johnny Brown

as Aunt Em's Party

Gyle Waddy

as Aunt Em's Party

Dorothi Fox

as Aunt Em's Party

Frances Salisbury

as Aunt Em's Party

Beatrice Dunmore

as Aunt Em's Party

Traci Core

as Aunt Em's Party

Donald King

as Aunt Em's Party

Claude Brooks

as Aunt Em's Party

Billie Allen

as Aunt Em's Party

Willie C. Carpenter

as Aunt Em's Party

Denice De Jon Nortez

as Aunt Em's Party

Kevin Stockton

as Aunt Em's Party

Alvin Alexis

as Aunt Em's Party

Iman

as Emerald City Citizen (uncredited)

Quincy Jones

as Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited)

Duke Thorbs

as The Wiz Singers Children's Choir (voice) (uncredited)